Job Description

Blair West is working in partnership with Blu Sky Chartered Accountants on a retained basis, as they look to expand their growing team and bring on board an FP&A Accountant in a newly created, client-facing role. Blu Sky are an award-winning accountancy firm headquartered in North Shields, focusing in the tech space on clients who are interested in, part-way, or nearing the end of an investment journey. The primary focus for this role will be to provide high-quality forward-looking accounting and advisory services to these clients, utilising the full range of their App-Stack across Xero, Fathom, Dext and other platforms. The opportunity:

• Managing client onboarding process \xe2\x80\x93 successfully onboarding within 4 weeks of proposal agreements.
• Preparing bespoke cashflow forecasting, budget analysis and reporting.
• Producing wider Management Information packs to aid key decision-making (for Silver and Gold clients).
• Completing KPI reports.
• Preparing client VAT returns.
• Cash collection and payment services.
• Participation in OKR projects.
• Running quarterly client meetings.
• Substituting for FP&A Team Lead where applicable.

You\'ll be the ideal candidate for this position if you have:

• Recent ACA/ACCA qualification.
• Strong technical skills and working knowledge of MS Office and/or knowledge of PowerBI.
• Previous practice experience, ideally in Audit or Accounts/Outsourcing.
• Knowledge and experience of report building and analysis.
• An analytical mindset, with ability or previous experience working with non-financial stakeholders.
• Ability to manage own workload and prioritise.
• Understanding and desire to work in a commercially focused role.

The benefits included with this opportunity:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and one \xe2\x80\x9cspecial occasion\xe2\x80\x9d day.
• Death in service.
• Medical Insurance through salary sacrifice.
• Remote & flexible working (no core hours).

Our commitment: Blair West is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and inclusion at every stage of the recruitment process. We are committed to fairness, equality, and ongoing diversity training for our team to give our candidates and clients a feeling of belonging during a process with us. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during a process with us, please speak to your consultant. Job Type: Full-time Salary: \xc2\xa340,000.00-\xc2\xa350,000.00 per year Work Location: Hybrid remote in Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5JE